福克斯新闻 Bring Your Parents To Work Day

There’s “Take Your Son or Daughter To Work Day”– And now for some, the tables are turned as Thursday is a day to bring your parents to work.

FOX News Radio’s Kirstin McNary reports:

How would you feel about mom and dad hanging out at your office?

(Opponent) “I would never bring my mom to work. My mom would come here and try to reorganize my business.”

(Supporter) “Too many parents are always saying ‘why aren’t you a doctor’ or ‘why aren’t you a lawyer’ and not maybe approving of their child’s vocation¹, so it’s a good way to show them it’s not such a bad thing after all.”

Job networking site LinkedIn’s Danielle Restivo says she got the idea when her mom asked her for a paragraph² describing her job so she could brag³ on her daughter to her friends.

Companies in 14 countries are taking part in the first “LinkedIn Bring In Your Parents Day.”

LinkedIn says family support makes for happier people… and happier people make for better employees⁴.

Kirstin McNary, FOX News Radio.

1 vocation   

n.职业，行业

参考例句：

• She struggled for years to find her true vocation.她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
• She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.她觉得照料病人是她的天职。

2 paragraph   

n.段落，短评；vt.将…分段，分段落；vi.写短评

参考例句：

• Each paragraph begins on a new line.每段都另起一行。
• There's a paragraph on the matter in the paper.报纸对这件事有一短篇报道。

3 brag   

v./n.吹牛，自夸；adj.第一流的

参考例句：

• He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
• His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。

4 employees   

n.雇工，雇员( employee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. 她对待雇员总是客客气气，关心体谅。
• The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。